Blade holder



Sept. 28 1926. `1,601,272

H. 'VELARDE BLADE HOLDER Filed Marchy s, 1925 wf v A .alike/m19 Patented Sept. 28, 1926.

UNITED STATES HECTOR VELARDE, or WASHINGTON, nrsraror or COLUMBIA..

BLADE HOLDER.

Application led March 3, 1926. Serial No. 91,987.

This invention relates to improvements in a device for holding blades of the doubleedged type having three centrally disposed apertures.

It has heretofore been proposed to provide handles with gripping means for grasping and clamping razor blades and the like, for the purpose of supporting the blade while stropping the latter or while using the latterin cutting or as an erasing implement. Such prior structures, however, do not permit the blade to be shifted longitudinally and to be held in a plurality of positions. Furthermore, the prior art'devices have portions projecting outwardly from the gripping arms and these projections interfere with the stropping of the blade and frequently damage the-strop.y

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a blade ysupporting handle having gripping jaws of novel design, one of these jaws having lugs to enter the apertures of a razor blade, the other jaw havlines in another position.

ing latching means to engage one of said lugs for locking the blade in position; said locking means having its outer surface flush with the outer surface of the jaw which carries the s ame, so as not to stropping of the blade.

A further object is to furnish a blade holding handle which is of a simple and inexpensive construction and which will last for an indefinite period of time without the necessity of repairing orrenewing parts.

With the foregoing objects outlined and `with other objects in view each will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features hereinafter described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1, is a plan view-of my improved blade holder.

Figure 2 is 'an elevation of the same partly in section.

Figure 3 is an enlarged plan view of the gripping portion of the device with a razor blade held thereby, the blade being shown 1n full lines in one position', and in dotted Figure 4 is a side View, partly in section, ofthe structure shown in Figure 3.

In th drawing, 1 designates a handle provided with arms 2 and 3. The handley and arms are preferably made of resilient metal interfere during groove 10, for Apurposes hereinafter described.

The arm 2 has a counter-sink or lon 'tudinal recess 11, and a latching plate 12 1s slidablymounted in this recess and has its outer surface in the same plane as the outer surface of the arm 2, so that the latching plate will not interfere when. the blade is being stropped.

The latching plate has a slot 13 provided with inclined walls 14, and a dove-tailed member .15 secured to the arm 2 fits in said slot and engages the walls 14 for holding the latching plate 12 in its recess. A small knob 16 is connected to the latching plate and is used by the operator in sliding the plate 12 forward. and backward. The outer end of the latching plate is fork-shaped as shown at 17, so that it may enter the groove 10 of the lug 5 for locking the arms together. When the arms are locked togetherthe resiliency of the parts 1, 2 and 3 will have a tendency to move the arms apart and this will cause' the head 18 of the lug 5 to firmly grasp the plate 12 and prevent the latter from accidentally releasin the lug 5.

In or er to use the device, the latchi plate 12 is moved toward the handle 1 unti it releases the lug 5 and then the arms willV springopemfas shown in Figure 2. Then a razor blade 19 of the double-edgedtype and having three centrally disposed apertures, may be placed between the arms and arranged on the lugs of the arm 3. If it is desired to rigidly hold the blade, then the lugs 4, 5 and 6 are inserted through the three apertures of the blade, as shown 1n full lines in Figures 3 and 4. On the other hand, if it is desired to permit the blade to flex to some degree, then the lugs 4 and 5 only are inserted through two apertures of the blade, so that the blade may be held in the .dotted line position shown in Figures 3 and 4.

Regardless of which position the blade assumes, the arms 2 and 3 may then be tarms may beiirmly grasped between the thumb and forefinger of the persons hand.

After the arms have been forced together, the latching plate 12 may be moved by the operators thumb in a direction away from the handle 1, so as to firmly latch the blade in position. When the blade is thus held it may be used as a paper knife, pencil sharpener, etc., or it may be stropped on an ordinary razor strop without damaging the latter.

From the foregoing it is believed that the construction, operation and advantages of the invention may be readily understood, and I am aware that changes may be made in the details disclosed without' departing from the spirit of the invention as expressed in the claims.

What I claim and desire to `s ecure by Letters Patent is: l 1., In a device of the character described, a handle having first and second projecting resilient arms normally tending to move away from eachother, a series of lugs arranged on the first arm, a razor blade rest-y ing on the rst arm and having apertures through which the lugs extend, the second arm having an aperture to receive one of said lugs and this lug being provided with a groove, said arms being shaped to hold the blade in a plane with one of the edges of the blade projecting edges of the arms, and a latching plate coun.- ter-sunk in the second arm and ada ted to engage the groove of said lug for ocking the arms and blade together, the outer surface of the latching plate and the end surface of the grooved lug lying inthe same plane as the outer surface of the second arm.

2.` A device of the character described, comprising a handle having first and second projecting resilient arms normally tending to move away from each other,A a series of lugs arranged on the rst arm and extendbeyond adjacent side ing toward the second arm, a double edged razor blade resting on the first arm and having a series of apertures, the lugs in one position of the blade being adapted to extend through all of the apertures of the latter, and a pair of the lugs being adapted to project through a pairA of the apertures of tlie blade when the latter is in a rojected position, said blade lying in a p ane with its cutting edges projecting outwardly from the opposite edges of the arms .one of the lugs being grooved and the second arm having an aperture to receive the grooved lug, and a latching plate countersunk in the second arm and adapted to engage the groove of the grooved lug for locking said arms and blade together, the outer surface of the latching plate and the end surface of the grooved lug lying in the same plane as the outer surface of said second arm.

3. A device for holding razor blades of the type having double cutting edges and s,

centrally disposed series of apertures, comj prising a resilient metal handle having projecting arms adapted to normally spring apart, a series of three lugs provided on one of the arms and projecting toward the other arm, one of said lugs being provided with a groove and the lu s being adapted to be inserted through te a ertures of a razor blade, the other arm ing provided with an aperture to receive the grooved lug, the last mentioned arm having a recess, said arms being adapted to hold the blade in a 4plane with the cutting edges projecting beyond the opposite side edges of the arms, and aclatching plate slidably mounted inthe recess and having its outer surface in the same'plane as the outer surface of the last mentioned arm, said latchin plate being adapted to engage the groove lug for locking the arms together.

HECTOR VELARDE. 

